For 14 years, Starbucks and Conservation International have partnered to develop Starbucks’ ethical coffee sourcing guidelines. C.A.F.E. Practices is a continuous improvement program that focuses on encouraging and supporting coffee farmers’ efforts to protect the environment and human well-being. Learn about our strategies for monitoring and supporting social and environmental outcomes, results achieved to date, and what’s next for the program.

Adapting to and Mitigating Climate Change:
The Role of Coffee Farmers
20 June 2012
4-5:30 p.m.

Adapting to and Mitigating Climate Change: The Role of Coffee Farmers
Starbucks and Conservation International have joined forces to identify strategies and incentives that coffee farmers may utilize to adapt to and mitigate climate change, while ensuring a sustainable and productive source of coffee for years to come. Find out what we learned and how these projects will serve as case studies and models for similar projects in other regions, including Brazil’s state of Minas Gerais.